M3.8 earthquake 118 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 118 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan on Sat, Feb 21, 1981, 4:15 PM GMT+8 (08:15 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-21 08:15:14 UTC
- Depth
- 28.4 km (17.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.779° N, 121.559° E
- Region
- Taiwan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9104 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan · 16640 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.6110 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16615 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.1119 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 16600 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cak (also filed as iscgemsup631607). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.